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Aircraft Factsheets

Aircraft Factsheets

  • Air Force Reserve Command

    The Air Force Reserve Command, with headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., became the ninth major command of the Air Force on Feb. 17, 1997, as a result of Title XII - Reserve Forces Revitalization - in Public Law 104-201, the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 1997.

  • Air Force Global Strike Command

    Air Force Global Strike Command, activated August 7, 2009, is a major command with headquarters at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, in the Shreveport-Bossier City community.

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

    The Air Force Research Laboratory, with headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, was created in October 1997. The laboratory was formed through the consolidation of four former Air Force laboratories and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

  • Air Force Office of Special Investigations

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations provides professional investigative service to commanders of all Air Force activities. AFOSI identifies, investigates and neutralizes criminal, terrorist, and espionage threats to Air Force and Department of Defense personnel and resources.

  • Air Force Review Boards Agency

    The Air Force Review Boards Agency (AFRBA) was established to streamline the adjudication of military and civilian personnel matters through a number of statutory and secretarial boards. The Agency reports directly to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

  • Air Force Distributed Common Ground System

    The Air Force Distributed Common Ground System (AF DCGS) refers to the AN/GSQ-272 SENTINEL weapon system that is operated by active duty (AD) and Air Reserve Component (ARC; Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command) personnel.

  • Air Force Special Operations Command

    Air Force Special Operations Command was established May 22, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida. AFSOC is one of 10 major Air Force commands and the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command, a unified command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Air Force Logistics Management Agency

    The Air Force Logistics Management Agency, with headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter Annex, Ala., is a field operating agency that reports to the Director of Transformation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support, Joint Base Andrews, Md.

  • Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

    The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. is the Air Force independent test agency responsible for testing, under operationally realistic conditions, new systems being developed for Air Force and multi-service use.

  • Air Force Services Center

    The Air Force Services Center delivers Air Force enterprise-wide Services capabilities, programs and activities to build and sustain ready, resilient Airmen, Guardians, and families.

  • Air Force Petroleum Agency

    The AFPA provides a full range of technical and professional services related to fuels, propellants, chemicals, lubricants, gases and cryogenics for all aerospace vehicles, systems and equipment.

  • Air Force Bands

    Air Force bands support the global Air Force mission by organizing, training and deploying professional musicians. The bands provide the power of music to inspire immediate, positive and long-lasting impressions of the U.S. Air Force in the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide.

  • Air Force Personnel Center

    The Air Force Personnel Center, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, provides personnel services to Airmen worldwide.

  • BQM-167A Air Force Subscale Aerial Target

    The BQM-167A is a high-performance, remotely-controlled subscale aerial target used to provide a threat-representative target drone to support the Air-to-Air Weapon System Evaluation Program and other Air Force and Department of Defense air-to-air test and evaluation programs.

  • Air Force Inspection Agency

    The Air Force Inspection Agency, headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, is a Field Operating Agency that reports to the Secretary of the Air Force Inspector General.